For immediate release: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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So You Think You Can Dance With the Stars?
Overture to Host Ballroom Dance Competition; Winners Will Perform During Ballroom With a Twist October 16
Overture Center for the Arts invites professionals, amateurs and enthusiasts to waltz, foxtrot and tango their way to the Overture Hall spotlight as it hosts its first-ever ballroom dance competition on Saturday, October 10, 2009, beginning at 9 am in Overture Hall Lobby.
The grand prize is the chance to perform with Ballroom With a Twist, the stunning new touring production starring Kristi Yamaguchi and Benji Schwimmer, on Friday, October 16 in Overture Hall.
But in Overture's competition, everyone's a winner--every contestant will earn a discount on Ballroom With a Twist tickets and an invitation to a VIP reception with the cast after the show.
The competition fee is $25 per couple. The registration deadline is Friday, October 2, and the full competition schedule will be announced October 5.
Complete rules and contest entry forms are available at overturecenter.com/community/ballroom-dance-competition.
About Ballroom With a Twist
Kristi Yamaguchi won America’s heart—and Olympic gold—in 1992. Last year, she captivated the country again as the champion of ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars. And now she takes the Overture Hall stage as the star of Ballroom with a Twist, the brilliant new dance production directed and choreographed by Emmy nominee Louis van Amstel. Amstel, who also choreographed on Dancing with the Stars, brings the same passion and expertise to Ballroom with a Twist. Kristi will be joined by So You Think You Can Dance winner and reigning West Coast Swing champion Benji Schwimmer.
About Overture Center for the Arts
Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin features seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries where national and international touring artists, ten resident companies, and hundreds of local artists engage nearly half a million people in educational and artistic experiences each year.
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